Shawn Chacon vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shawn Chacon built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shawn Chacon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Shawn Chacon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Joe Strong

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
4.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
8.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
6.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.187
1.187
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4130
40.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
34.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Joe Strong

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Joe Strong

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
530.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
96.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
8.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
208.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA